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Re: [romconlang] Re: language names - adverbs?



Hi!

Peter Collier writes:
>...
> I don't know how <español> came to be, but I was
> wondering about the very question the other day (as
> one does...).

It seems to be from prov. 'espaignol'.

There is a good lexicon online:

http://www.rae.es/

You need JavaScript switched on, then a link appears on the left:
'Diccionario de la lengua española' which has some etymology.

Without JavaScript, use the direct entry:

http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/

**Henrik